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July 23, 2024
Sale of eBooks in July
Hi, Readers, my eBook, Breaking Faith, is available as part of a promotion on Smashwords for the month of July in their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! This is a chance to get my books at 50% discount so you can get right to reading, or download them to your device for enjoying later. As a taster, …
July 22, 2024
Oddities Observed On Outings #17
In this continuing series I’m looking at things seen when out walking. Some of the objects will be familiar to certain readers, but many are likely to be unfamiliar to most. I’m presenting those that caught my attention perhaps by their incongruity, idiosyncrasy, or simply their odd location. This one was taken in the small …
July 21, 2024
#ShortStory: A Gastronomic Treat at the Edge of the Galaxy.
This story was first published in my anthology, Ten Tales for Tomorrow, a sci-fi collection, on 1st January 2011. The eBook, running to around 30,000 words, is one of half a dozen in a promotion run by the publishing organisation, Smashwords. You can currently buy it for half price here. Caution: some readers may find …
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July 20, 2024
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg #BookReview.
The mere mention of Greta’s name here may prevent the climate deniers and nay-sayers reading further. Such is the nature of the closed mind. The shame is that these are precisely the people who need to hear the message. The book is small and short, 106 pages of accessible text. These are the speeches Greta …
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#ScenicSaturday July 20th 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe even help save our unique home planet from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo was taken in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and shows a landscape not far from the charming market town of Hawes. The drystone walls that …
July 19, 2024
Short Story: Lost and Found.
The short story posted below was first published in my anthology ‘Ten Love Tales’ in 2011.The book is available as an ebook on Smashwords, discounted to half price for the month of July. Lost and Found Cathy, my two brothers and I, had all left home when Mum and Dad moved out of their town …
July 18, 2024
Zen in the Art of Writing, by Ray Bradbury: #Book Review.
Ray Bradbury was one of my earliest writer heroes. I read a lot of his work when I was a teenager and young man. Along with Asimov, Clarke, Aldiss, Heinlein and Wyndham he was one of the authors who created my love of science fiction. This is my second reading of this book. It has …
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July 15, 2024
Oddities Observed On Outings #16
In this continuing series I’m looking at things seen when out walking. Some of these objects will be familiar to certain readers, but many are likely to be unfamiliar to most. I’m presenting those that caught my attention perhaps by their unusual placing, incongruity, idiosyncrasy, or simply their oddness. This series features individual items of …
July 13, 2024
#ScenicSaturday July 13th 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe even help save our unique home planet from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo was taken last July on a walk along the banks of the River Wye, which here forms part of the boundary between England and Wales. …
July 10, 2024
Sale of Digital Books in July
Hello, Readers, my eBooks, Breaking Faith; But, Baby, It’s Cold Outside; Heir to Death’s Folly; M.E. and me; Ten Love Tales; and Ten Tales for Tomorrow, are available as part of a promotion on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! This is a chance to get my books …
